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Tailhook Trial and Settlement
Encyclopedia of Women's History - from Jone Johnson Lewis
Lt. Paula Coughlin, an admiral's aide and helicopter pilot in the United States Navy, sued the Hilton Hotel for failing to provide adequate security against the sexual harassment at the Tailhook Convention in Las Vegas, a gathering of U.S. naval officers.

She also sued the Tailhook Association, which settled out of court.

The charges of sexual misconduct at the Tailhook Convention ended the careers of several Navy officers, and resulted in changes of policy within the U.S. military.

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